Nice post Sukla Ji...
On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 10:39 AM, Sukla Chanda <[email protected]> wrote: > > > *Couroupita guianensis* Aubl. (Lecythidaceae): > > > The flowers are large, up to 6 cm wide, and often brightly colored, the > six petals in shades of pink and red near the bases and yellowish toward > the tips. There is a ring of stamens <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamen>at > the center, and an arrangement to stamens that have been modified into a > hood. Some trees flower profusely, until the entire trunk is buried in > flowers. They are strongly scented, especially at night and in the early > morning. The tree bears, directly on the trunk and main branches, large > globose woody fruits. > > > Cannonball Tree is native to rain forest of the Guiana's in Northeastern > South America. > > > Thanks, > Sukla > ------------------------------------------------ > Sukla Chanda, PhD > Science & Education, > The Field Museum, Chicago IL. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Regards, Dr. Nidhan Singh Assistant Professor Department of Botany I.B. (PG) College Panipat-132103 Haryana Ph.: 09416371227 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
